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It all happened along the 4800 block of Orleans Court in West Palm Beach at about 1 p.m.

Bradshaw told reporters at 5 p.m. Monday that a burglary had taken place in one building, and a short time later, another call came into 911 saying that the burglary suspect was in a vacant building next door.

"As soon as (the deputy) entered the vacant apartment, the suspect who was in there assaulted the deputy, a fight ensued, the guy was able to get the Taser ... out of the deputy's holster," Bradshaw said. "They fought over that for a minute. The deputy now is starting to get exhausted. This guy's starting to get the best of him.

"(The deputy) was able to get his firearm out. As soon as that happens, the bad guy grabs the deputy's firearm. They're fighting over that. At one point in time, the guy actually got the deputy's firearm to within an inch of his head. The deputy now is pretty close to running out of gas. His last effort was to move the gun over just enough to the bad guy, fired one shot, which struck the bad guy in the head.”

Bradshaw said the deputy, whose identity has not been released, suffered gunpowder burns to his face and even was temporarily blinded because he was so close to the gun when it went off.

"(Williams) has been arrested 30 times," Bradshaw continued. "He is a dangerous, violent felon." Some of his prior arrests, Bradshaw said, including battery on a law-enforcement officer and sexual battery, among others.